EV Thermal Test Engineer - Validates Sizing & Performance

Lincoln Motor Company; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 139,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Thermal Test Engineer to verify our thermal management system in real-world conditions. You will own vehicle-level thermal testing, develop test plans, validate sizing and tuning, and deliver data that supports sign-off on system performance.

You will coordinate test trips, chamber and wind-tunnel scheduling, instrumentation, data acquisition, and cross-functional collaboration with Controls Engineers and test technicians.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related thermal/fluid sciences.
• 3+ years of experience in vehicle- or system-level thermal testing, validation, or related test engineering role.

Responsibilities

• Own the planning, readiness, and execution of vehicle-level thermal testing, delivering data that validates sizing/tuning and supports sign-off.
• Plan and execute thermal tests that validate system sizing and tuning against targets, correlating results to system models.
• Develop comprehensive thermal test plans with objectives, conditions, instrumentation, and success criteria; ensure readiness of vehicles, facilities, and data systems.
• Manage allocation and scheduling of thermal test vehicles across programs to ensure configurations are available when needed.
• Coordinate test trips and proving-ground events to capture environmental extremes the thermal system must meet.
• Book and coordinate environmental/climatic chamber and wind-tunnel time, sequencing test matrices efficiently.
• Define and oversee thermal instrumentation of test vehicles, ensuring sensor placement and DAQ setup deliver required data quality.
• Process, analyze, and report test results to stakeholders, flag risks and support decisions.

Skills

Thermal testing

Data analysis

Instrumentation setup

MATLAB

Python

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Thermal Test Engineer to verify our thermal management system in real-world conditions. You will own vehicle-level thermal testing, develop test plans, validate sizing and tuning, and deliver data that supports sign-off on system performance.

You will coordinate test trips, chamber and wind-tunnel scheduling, instrumentation, data acquisition, and cross-functional collaboration with Controls Engineers and test technicians.